San Francisco Bay Area

News about San Francisco Bay Area, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Nov. 28, 2014

Crop swaps around the country are like farmers markets that operate on barter system; neighborly exchanges of goods reflect food trends, with San Francisco Bay Area arguably center of crop-swap culture. MORE

Oct. 14, 2014

David Brooks Op-Ed column examines powerful trends of economic growth in California's Bay Area and Houston; says cases illustrate how American cities are specializing, reflecting a growing political and economic polarization in the country's social fabric; argues results of the coming midterm elections are likely to reflect trends of polarization and self-segregation. MORE

Aug. 25, 2014

Magnitude-6.0 earthquake hits California's Napa Valley, strongest quake to hit San Francisco Bay Area in quarter century; tremors destroy homes, rupture water and gas mains, and send at least 120 people to emergency room, most with minor injuries; no deaths from quake are confirmed. MORE

Apr. 2, 2014

Pacific Gas and Electric is charged with 12 federal felony counts involving safety violations linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay Area. MORE

Mar. 28, 2014

Pacific Gas & Electric announces that it expects to face federal criminal charges for its role in a fatal gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010; blast killed eight people, injured dozens of others and sparked a fireball that laid waste to 38 homes. MORE

Dec. 12, 2013

San Francisco Bay Area 20- and 30-somethings are flocking to so-called 'intentional communities,' which are tech-savvy, not particularly politicized, versions of communes, popular in the 1960s. MORE

Dec. 7, 2013

Four people have died of hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay Area while the region is gripped by freezing temperatures. MORE

Oct. 23, 2013

Commuter trains in San Francisco Bay area begin running again after two striking unions and Bay Area Rapid Transit system come to tentative agreement, ending four-day walkout; discussions continue about ways another paralyzing BART strike could be avoided. MORE

Oct. 22, 2013

Investigator for National Transportation Safety Board says operator of Bay Area Rapid Transit train involved in fatal accident was trainee not yet certified to drive train. MORE

Oct. 21, 2013

Federal authorities are investigating accident that killed two workers for Bay Area Rapid Transit system less than 48 hours after employees of the San Francisco Bay area commuter railroad went on strike; workers had been inspecting section of track in East Bay when an out-of-service train under computer control struck them. MORE

Oct. 19, 2013

Transit workers for Bay Area Rapid Transit system walk off the job for the second time in three months; transit system, known as BART, is area’s main commuter railroad, carrying 400,000 passengers daily between the East Bay and San Francisco; union leaders and BART managers emerge from 28 straight hours of negotiation to say they had failed to reach a deal. MORE

Aug. 6, 2013

Strike by employees of San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit System is averted after California Gov Jerry Brown intervenes in the stalled negotiations, guaranteeing train service for seven days; two unions representing the employees are fighting to preserve their members' comparatively generous public pensions and health coverage; if agreement is not reached within seven days, Brown will decide on management's request for a 60-day cooling-off period, during which negotiations and train service would continue. MORE

Aug. 3, 2013

San Francisco officials, bracing for what could be the second transit strike in a month, say more ferries and buses will be deployed to get commuters across San Francisco Bay. MORE

Jul. 5, 2013

Striking San Francisco Bay Area rail workers and transit agency officials return to the bargaining table for talks that one union leader describes as frustrating. MORE

Jul. 4, 2013

Negotiations over new contract between San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter railroad and striking workers ends without agreement as train service remains stalled for a third day. MORE

Jul. 3, 2013

Rail workers and transit officials agree to resume contract talks to end two-day-old strike that has caused chaotic commutes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and prompted businesses to claim walkout is costing region millions of dollars. MORE

Jul. 2, 2013

San Francisco Bay Area's commuter train service is shut down by strike, forcing hundreds of thousands of people onto overcrowded roads, bridges and ferries; dispute appears headed into second day as negotiations between the Bay Area Rapid Transit System and two of its largest unions break down. MORE

May. 7, 2013

California authorities say limousine that burst into flames on San Mateo Bridge over San Francisco Bay, killing five female passengers on their way to a wedding shower, was carrying more people than authorized; add that they do not know if that contributed to the deadly outcome. MORE

Mar. 25, 2013

Human toll collectors on Golden Gate Bridge are scheduled to be replaced by fully automated system, leaving tollbooths empty for first time since structure opened in 1937; some residents, as well as toll collectors themselves, are lamenting change. MORE

Mar. 1, 2013

Members of San Francisco-area Islamic center that was repeatedly attacked wonder if investigation by Federal Bureau of Investigation could have prevented subsequent assaults. MORE

Oct. 11, 2012

Michael Kimmelman describes positive impact of architect David Baker's building projects for the poor and disenfranchised in the San Francisco Bay area; notes that the Tassafaronga Village, a mixed-income development in Oakland, Calif, and the Richardson Apartments for the formerly homeless in San Francisco have created ripples of change in their communities. MORE

Jul. 6, 2012

So-called hacker hostels offer short- or long-term stays for aspiring tech entrepreneurs on the bottom rung of the Silicon Valley ladder who are chasing Facebook-level riches; these establishments put a twist on the long tradition of communal housing for tech types by turning it into a commercial enterprise; many tenants are not there so much for the cheap rent, $40 a night, as for the camaraderie and idea-swapping; potential tenants are screened to make sure they will contribute to the mix. MORE

Mar. 25, 2012

Coastal erosion in the San Francisco Bay Area and along the northern Pacific Coast is expected to become far more severe over the next several decades due to climate change; protecting Ocean Beach in San Francisco is seen as top priority in long roster of vulnerable area sites. MORE

Feb. 9, 2012

Realtors in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley expect the windfall from the Facebook stock offering to increase housing prices in the already-desirable area; stock offering is expected to create a legion of newly-minted millionaires, many of whom are likely to seek new homes. MORE

Apr. 11, 2011

San Francisco and its suburbs are scrambling to find enough Little League baseball coaches and fields to accommodate the interest in the wake of the Giants’ World Series championship. MORE

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Arthur Tress’s forays into his archives have already graced Lens with classic views of San Francisco. His latest offering comes from a 1967 trip to Russia, where he chronicled daily life amid Soviet pageantry.